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*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* (Endnotes added for clarity and context) 2025.04.30 Source: https://deepedgeplus.kyodonews.jp/column/figureskating-art-cafe/105555/ Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20250504151332/https://deepedgeplus.kyodonews.jp/column/figureskating-art-cafe/105555/ 2025.04.30, by 東るい [Part 2] The Changes Nomura Mansai Felt Over 10 Years: The Solitude[1] of His Fellow, “Professional Yuzuru Hanyu,” "He is pushing forward with what only he can do" It’s not about marching the music. Wear the sound, the teaching of Mansai

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* (Endnotes added for clarity and context) 2025.04.21 Source: https://deepedgeplus.kyodonews.jp/column/figureskating-art-cafe/105448/ Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20250504151359/https://deepedgeplus.kyodonews.jp/column/figureskating-art-cafe/105448/ [Part 1] Rhythm and Pulse, Step and Flow[1] — The Deep Connection Between Noh Kyōgen and Figure Skating: Behind the Scenes of the Ice Show Where Expression Crossed Boundaries — Yuzuru Hanyu × Mansai Nomura

Happy birthday!!! It's so precious to have this place in the Hanyu Universe to share information, stories and cheer for our beloved, hardworking, always full of surprises, Yuzu. 🥳🥳🥳

*machine translation Japanese to English from printed official pamphlet, inaccuracies exist* 2024.12.07 Echoes of Life Official Pamphlet: Interview with MIKIKO How do you interpret— A limitless canvas called the rink Q How did you first encounter Echoes of Life? MIKIKO: After we finished RE_PRAY, we casually talked about themes for the new ICE STORY. During that conversation, Hanyu-kun mentioned things like “philosophy” and how he wanted “the words to leave an impression.” Hearing that, I thought, “That’s so like Hanyu-kun; it sounds like it could be really interesting,” and, “It feels different from what he’s done before, which is great.” Later, he gave me a rough outline of the story he had in mind, and then I received the full storyline.

We need the QR code from the Gucci Japan stores to watch the 1.5 minutes video 🥲.

If anyone wants to "hunt" Yuzu's comments during Nyachida-san's video, I added timestamps, translation and explanation of the gaming jargon (LOL). You should get directed to the comment by clicking here. I also added some key moments, including when Nyachida-san (and the people on the chat) first realize that Yuzu was watching the Live (somewhere), before he actually started posting comments. I am still in awe of Yuzu's 1000 hr dedicated to playing Monster Hunter 4G... where did he even get 1000 hours in his busy schedule!!! Who is Nyachida-san? I realize those who are not active on twitter might be unfamiliar with him. Nyachida-san is a huge fan of Estpolis Denki 2 (Lufia 2 for those who played the game in English). He became a fan of Yuzu during RE_PRAY (you may remember that the music of Estpolis 2 is used on RE_PRAY ending credits). He has done some great analysis of Yuzu's ice stories, based on his knowledge of video games (he likes pretty much the same style of video games that Yuzu likes). Nyachida-san is also a big fan of the Japanese group "Bump of Chicken", a group Yuzu has been a huge fan since he was very young (the influence of the lyrics can be seen in Yuzu's words and even parts of his ice stories).

I am still midway watching the video with the English captions on (it's very understandable, Yuzu's name gets turned into something else, but it's kind of obvious and doesn't affect the flow of the watch/reading). I actually love Nya-chan videos, they are so informative for those who want to learn about some of the games Yuzu likes. He has also did a great review of RE_PRAY. And he is a Bump of Chicken fan, a band Yuzu loves since he was very young (thus, Yuzu's request during the Live).

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* (Endnotes added for clarity and context) 2025.04.21 Nomura Mansai’s Lucky Bag on the Radio (NHK)- Part 2: Yuzuru Hanyu Specia Guest (Machine translation using the Japanese transcript made by yuzuru_jay)

*machine translation, inaccuracies exist* Endnotes added for additional context and to help defining Japanese-specific terms. https://www.nhk.or.jp/radio/ondemand/detail.html?p=1K5J894M9V_0 2025.04.07 Nomura Mansai’s Lucky Bag on the Radio- Part 1: Yuzuru Hanyu Specia Guest This machine translation is based on the transcript of NHK Radio Show “Nomura Mansai Rajio De Fukubukuro” (Part 1) done by @yuuzuuruu_jay. Episode Air Date: April 7, 2025 Host: Kyogen Actor Mansai Nomura Guest: Pro Figure Skater Yuzuru Hanyu This translation is also available as a Google doc with hyperinks to the endnotes for easier reading. [50:00] Mansai Nomura: “Nomura Mansai’s Lucky Bag on the Radio!”

There is more where that came from It's from a photobook published last year. The edit of the behind the scenes has tango music ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Hi everyone! If you have the time and desire, consider joining this request to get some Yuzu content on the "NHK World-Japan" platform. This platform is free and accessible by your computer browser or through your smart TV. If you are not familiar with the platform you are actually missing some interesting content as the platform delivers more than just news. NHK Worls-Japan also has a YouTube channel. There are very interesting programs with Yuzu that have been broadcast on NHK channls in Japan, and we could potentially have some of them available on NHK World-Japan, for example: Shinya Kiyozuka x Yuzu on "Figure Skating and Music", Ogensan, Switch interview with Yuzu x Koichi Domoto. Additionally, we can request and interview with Yuzu for the program "Face-to-Face". MIKIKO was interviewed last year but no content about Ice Story was included. Right now, there is an interview with Mika Ninagawa (AERA photshoots with Yuzu). This interview is very interesting, I really recommend it as it gives some glimpses to Japanese culture and language and you can see how some of Yuzu's ideas match with Ninagawa's (though the interview has nothing about Yuzu). You can submit your request here: https://m.youtube.com/user/NHKWorld

It's a very fascinating conversation and it makes a lot of sense when you get into how Shinto believes permeate different aspects of Japanese society and culture. That's also something that Mansai and Yuzu talked about. The full translation of the Mainichi article plus the translation of an extra transcript of the radio program is posted on the Translation Box-> 2025-> Notte Stellata 2025.

*machine translation reviewed by Japanese fan* Lengthy foot notes added for additional context and clarity 2025.04.07 Source: https://mainichi.jp/articles/20250407/spp/sp0/006/312000c Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20250407164237/https://mainichi.jp/articles/20250407/spp/sp0/006/312000c Nomura Mansai Reflects on Commonalities Between Noh, Kyogen, and Figure Skating: “It might be a bit of a stretch, but...” The Mainichi, April 7, 2025 Transcription from NHK radio broadcast. This part comes immediately after the section included in the previous article. Transcript was done by a Japanese fan. The translation is a machine translation, inaccuracies exist. Nomura: In a way, composing space within that kind of cosmology… it might be closer to mai (舞), rather than dance. Of course, dance can also have that element, but because it all begins in an empty space, creating a world within that space—that's probably the kind of plan you have in mind for your skating performances, isn’t it? Hanyu: Yes, I think so. And maybe, for me, there’s also a strong sense of offering(1) something.

Japan can be a very technologically advanced and at the same time extremely "analogous" society. Also, it's one of the countries with more proportion of older population, including 100 plus years of age. GIFT is available on Disney Plus though delivery stopped in Europe. You could watch it with VPN set up in Japan, Canada, etc. though. The othet Ice Stories have been live streamed and then have a 1 week archive period. I buy Blu-Rays from Japan because the Japanese zone for them is compatible with the Americas. Japanese DVD zone is compatible with Europe. There are Blu-ray/DVD players that are compatible with different zones though. You can also watch them on game consoles like Play Station.

Hi!!!! Prologue, GIFT, Notte Stellata 2023 and Notte Stellata 2024 are available in many online sites that offer international shipping: - Tower Records - Amazon Japan (you will need to create an Amazon Jp acc) CDJapan - Asmart (it has an English and a Japanese site, the DVD/Blu-Ray are on the Japanese site) Sometimes, Amazon Japan has DVD/Blu-Ray sales! A tip: if you start ordering more things from Japan, try ordering from the same site as you accumulate points and then can use them to get discounts 👍